Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-22
Captain s<Clams,s,

ROMANTIC LIFE AND TRAGIC DEATH OF GIRL Ma.
RINER.
A telegram to the New York Herald from OF
tawa, Ont, January 49, says: The following ae-
count OF the wreck OF the Maggie Dalling last
month and the heroic death OF her girl skipper at
the PebaOn Islands, Alaska, is related by the only
survivor OF the crew, man named Hine, who has
just arrived at Victoria, B. c.:
Tne Maggie Dall1ng was small craft chartered
by the Alaska Commercial company for hunting
seals near the PebalOn islands, which the COM
pany lease from the United States government
The skipper OF the little craft, Capt. Macdonald
was an Old seafaring man In Alaska waters. His
crew consisted or two hunters and his daughter
who bore the peculiar name OF 'Clam." She was
about II, pretty, and brave girl as ever sailed
The sea had always been her home-in fact She
was born in the snug little cabin OF the Dailing.
and grew from babe TO a maiden aboard the
schooner. Many night She relieved her Old father
Macdonald died about six months ago and s'Clain''
took command or the schooner and continued the
seal fishery With an enthusiasm that surprised
even the Oldest hunters She was recognized as
Capt- Clam" and the sailors were obliged to ack-
nowledge her right to the title
There was very rough weather In the Behring
sea on December 10. and the Maggie Dalling was
put about on the hOmeward tack and headed for
the Pebal0n islands. While running for harbor a
Jackson, one OF the crew, overheard sClaIn,
stood bravely al the wheel while Hine the only
remaining sailor, tried in vain to keep control Of
the craft. About midnight she WAS driven upOn
lee shore, where she was firmly wedged between
two reefs When she struck, the mainmast fell
and H1ne, becoming entangled in the rigging,
went overheard with it. Clinging to the noating de-
br1S he succeeded in reaching the shore after
hours OF terrible exposure in the freezing water
The following morning the wreck was sighted
and a boats crew put OF 10 save the heroic little
skipper. As they approached the doomed vessel
1t was noticed that the foremost had also fallen
Oh the deck and was extending over The stern
They called loudly for "Clam.n but no answer
came Two OF the boats crew managed to reach
the deck on the little craft, where they were hor-
rOr stricken to find the fffeIess form of nOor
''Clam" still hanging to the wheel where she had
been crushed TO death by the falling spar The
S SS6y % sne ose gri captain was taken on
that OF her father IN the little graveyard.
The New south.
PROOFS OF HER RAPID WEALTH AND P0wER-HER
NEW INDUSTRIES.
The st. Louis Industrial Gdzctse reports large
number of new enterprises in progress calling for
the investment OF great sums OF money. Among
the new things at hand are an immense vein OF
coal tapped in Texas and petroleum at Palestine;
Houston is to have large beef canning establish
ment; strata or COAL fifteen feet thick, has been
coveres near Enterprise Miss have attracted cap
ital, and company Is being formed to erect blast
furnaces Ten thousand acres OF coal land in Ma
building OF a railroad from there TO Columbus, Ga
Ex-GOv. John c: Brown and Others have organized
Railroad company, which win at once 6uiid To
miles OF road and develop iron and coal lands.
Among other signs OF progress are the erection
organization OF the Besselner Land and Improve
ment company at Birmingham, Ala, with a CAPT.
tai OF 81 800 GOO, which Will develop 1000 acres OF
mineral land twelve miles south OF Birmingham.
On which there are now two iron furnaces in blast
and two more building. There is also o wonderful
advance and activity In real estate In Alabama,
Tennessee and Georgia, especially in mineral bear.
ing properties TO develop which capital is pouring
In In unprecedented amounts